Cinnamon wasn’t always just for lattes and baking. 🌿
Once worth more than gold, it shaped empires, trade routes, and myths.

Uncover the real story behind this ancient spice:
https://www.recipesandroots.ca/roots/the-origins-of-cinnamon-trade-power-and-the-myths-behind-the-spice

#CinnamonStory #FoodHistory #SpiceTrade #RecipesAndRoots #CulinaryHeritage #MythAndMigration

https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP72-SpiceTrade.mp3

In 1498, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama made the first sea voyage from Europe to India, via the southernmost tip of Africa. The mission was driven by a desire to find a direct route to the places where spices were plentiful and cheap, cutting out the middlemen. This marked the start of direct trading between Europe and South East Asia.

#history #SpiceTrade

https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP72-SpiceTrade.mp3

The long-range spice trade began in around 1000 BCE with the movement of cinnamon, and perhaps pepper, from India and Indonesia to Egypt. For the next 1000 years, the Arabs served as the sole middlemen of the spice trade.

In 1498, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama made the first sea voyage from Europe to India, via the southernmost tip of Africa. The mission was driven by a desire to find a direct route to the places where spices were plentiful and cheap, cutting out the middlemen. This marked the start of direct trading between Europe and South East Asia.
#history #SpiceTrade

https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP72-SpiceTrade.mp3

The long-range spice trade began in around 1000 BCE with the movement of cinnamon, and perhaps pepper, from India and Indonesia to Egypt. For the next 1000 years, the Arabs served as the sole middlemen of the spice trade.

In 1498, the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama made the first sea voyage from Europe to India, via the southernmost tip of Africa. The mission was driven by a desire to find a direct route to the places where spices were plentiful and cheap, cutting out the middlemen. This marked the start of direct trading between Europe and South East Asia.

#history #spicetrade

The #Martian #SpiceTrade is a non-starter

http://inaniludibrio.com/2024/03/22/the-martian-spice-trade-is-a-non-starter/

The Taste of Conquest: The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

Sharing meals and stories with Indian pepper planters, Portuguese sailors, and Venetian foodies, Krondl takes every opportunity to explore the world of long ago and sample its many flavors.

As stimulating as it is pleasurable, and filled with surprising insights, The Taste of Conquest offers a fascinating perspective on how, in search of a tastier dish, the world has been transformed.

@bookstodon
#spices
#SpiceTrade

Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia 😋
https://phys.org/news/2023-07-evidence-year-old-curry-oldest-southeast.html
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36856564

Weiwei Wang et al. (2023) Earliest curry in Southeast Asia and the global spice trade 2000 years ago.
Science Advances. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adh5517

#anthropology #history #spices #curry #SpiceTrade